Chapter 40 Transition

Mu Guiying and Jiang Cuiping entered the border of the Song Dynasty, bought two horses and drove to Mu Kezhai. Mu Guiying planned to send Jiang Cuiping to Mukezhai, go to Lishan again, and report to the Our Lady of Lishan about the 'Tianmen Array' in Jiulong Mountain. However, after Mu Guiying arrived home, she found that the Virgin of Lishan was already in Mukezhai. Even Zheng Daoping, who hurriedly separated from Mu Guiying outside the capital, was also in Muke Village. Moreover, he was seriously injured.

In the cave, Mu Guiying stood beside the Virgin of Lishan and looked at Zheng Daoping with his eyes closed next to the dragon tree. He didn't know what to say. Our Lady Li Shan looked at it for a while and pulled Mu Guiying out of the cave. The two masters and apprentices stood at the entrance of the cave and looked down at the orderly Mu Kezhai.

"Gui Ying, the sisters Jin Ping and Yin Ping said that you saved them from Yan Rong?" The Virgin of Lishan saw the two sisters accompanying Baoer in the distance, and Jiang Cuiping looked after the child, with praise in her eyes.

Mu Guiying nodded: "Yes. At the beginning, I wondered why Yan Rong had to take them as apprentices. Later, I taught them the 'Five Birds Opera' before I realized that Jin Ping and Yin Ping are wonderful talents in martial arts.

"Jin Ping and Yin Ping are indeed wonderful talents in martial arts. However, their sisters are old, and their achievements are just like this. But..." Our Lady Lishan took a look at Mu Guiying and whispered, "However, it's not for this to arrest their sisters."

"What is that for?" Mu Guiying turned his head and looked at the Virgin of Lishan.

The Virgin Mary of Lishan smiled and did not answer directly, but said, "Since the Tang Dynasty, there have generally been two schools of Taoism, one is to cultivate their own hearts and seek the way of heaven; the other is to accept disciples and use external forces to improve their cultivation. The first faction is represented by teachers, living in seclusion and cultivating their minds. Other factions, that is, Yanrong, improve their cultivation through 'special means'.

Mu Guiying's heart moved, looked at the Virgin of Lishan, and asked uncertainly, "Master means that the two sisters Jin Ping and Yin Ping are the 'special means'."

Seeing Li Shan nodding to his mother, words such as 'picking yin and nourishing yang' and 'cultivating the tripod furnace' immediately appeared in Mu Guiying's mind. However, it seems that Our Lady Li Shan is unwilling to mention this and directly talks about Zheng Daoping's injury.

It turned out that Zheng Daoping and Ren Dao'an went to visit friends in Liaoning and received a request from their friends. After Zheng Daoping visited his friends, he planned to meet Mu Guiying. Unexpectedly, he met a Taoist priest in a small village, who cheated a little woman and left home. Zheng Daoping followed the Taoist priest all the way to a small Taoist temple, and then found that the Taoist priest was trying to use the innocent little woman to improve his cultivation.

Zheng Daoping was furious when he stood up and appeared to hurt the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest did tricks and escaped from the Taoist temple. Zheng Daoping chased all the way to a mountain peak. However, there is a large array of protection on this mountain, and Zheng Daoping will not go at all. Feeling uncomfortable, Zheng Daoping asked his friend to send someone to find the Virgin of Lishan. At this time, Mu Guiying, who had an appointment, was taken to the capital.

After the Virgin Mary of Lishan and the Zen Master Zhicong and disciples who were visiting in Lishan arrived, the four went to the mountain together. At the sight of the mountain, the Virgin of Lishan frowned, and Zen Master Zhicong recited the Buddha's name. It turned out that the man in the mountain had been defeated by Jinbifeng with the Virgin of Lishan, and Zen Master Zhicong was a witness.

Speaking of Jinbifeng, others don't know, but the Virgin Mary of Lishan and Zen Master Zhicong know. This man's ability is not small. He has learned a wide range and dabbled deeply. It can be said that he is only second to the Virgin of Mount Lishan. Although the understanding of 'Tao' is different, the Virgin of Mount Li doesn't think he can do such a 'unbearable' thing.

Unexpectedly, when Our Lady of Mount Li was thinking about worshipping the mountain, there were rampant insults from the array. The scolding was so unpleasant that even Zen Master Zhicong was a little moved. In anger, the Virgin of Mount Li took action to destroy the formation. The movement when the formation was damaged is the loud noise and shaking of Meng Liang and Yang Zongbao escaping from the capital.

What's more infuriating is that the Taoist scholar took advantage of the chaos to attack and seriously injured Zheng Daoping. If it hadn't been for the sudden appearance of Jinbi Peak, the Virgin of Lishan would have ruined his cultivation. However, Jinbifeng actually thought that the Virgin of Lishan bullied the younger generation without asking indiscriminately, so he took action. In the end, the Virgin Mary of Lishan was nothing, but Zen Master Zhicong was slapped.

Finally, after telling the story, Jin Bifeng still protected the Taoist priest, that is, his eldest apprentice Yan Rong. However, Jinbifeng also knew what Yan Rong had done, and his death was not regrettable. Then, according to Yan Rong's meaning, Yan Rong set up a large array; and then the Madonna of Lishan sent her apprentice to fight, and the two sides tested. If the array is broken, Yan Rong can't survive; if the array can't be broken, it proves that Yan Rong is not wrong.

"Zheng Daoyou's injury was poisoned, and only Jianglongmu can quickly treat his injury. And Zen Master Zhicong also cultivated in Mukezhai for a day and went back to Wutai Mountain..." After saying this, the Virgin of Lishan looked at Mu Guiying.

Mu Guiying suddenly burst into her heart and said with a dry smile, "Master, what do you mean, are you going to let me break through the array?"

"You can't run even if you want to." Our Lady Lishan smiled mysteriously, and Mu Guiying's back was cold. Without waiting for Mu Guiying to say anything, the Virgin of Lishan said again, "Zheng Daoyou's injury is not healed, and it's time to go back to Lishan as a teacher. As for the Tianmen array, Jinbifeng can help his apprentice. How can he stand by as a teacher?

"Master is going back?" Mu Guiying didn't expect that as soon as she came back, Our Lady Lishan was about to leave. She was a little reluctant and wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to say it.

The Virgin of Lishan looked at Jin Ping in the distance and suddenly said, "You have not liked to practice Taoism since you were a child. As a teacher, you still want to say that you have a clear conscience, why do you have to hold it? It has been put down, so there is no need to care about it anymore.

"Master, did Jin Ping tell you?" Mu Guiying heard that Our Lady Lishan was enlightening herself and immediately raised her head.

Our Lady Lishan did not answer, but just walked and said, "Your 'road' is still long. If you always worry about that, you will lose more.

Mu Guiying watched the Virgin of Lishan walk distractedly. She knew that the master did not return to the village, but to Lishan. Sitting slowly on the grass, Mu Guiying thought about what was going on. Perhaps the master is right. People in this era have adapted to war, dead people. I am no longer a person living in that era. I live in the Song Dynasty, which was frequently warlike. If I always struggle with that matter, I may not be able to do it when I meet Liao soldiers. Then more people around me will die. For the sake of your relatives, adapt to this dynasty.

"It seems that 'Mu Guiying' can't escape the fate of breaking the 'Heaven Gate Array'." Mu Guiying sighed, regained her mood, and got up to meet Zhong Erniang who came by.

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Time is just a pig-killing knife. Mu Guiying hasn't felt it much. She is almost 18 years old.

Seeing the people who frequently visited in Mu Kezhai, Mu Tianwang and Zhong Erniang were a little embarrassed when facing Mu Guiying. Mu Guiying knew that those people came to inquire about the 'musp martial arts competition', but Mu Tianwang and Zhong Erniang had never mentioned Mu Guiying, and Mu Guiying didn't ask much. Mu Guiying was not stupid. She told Mu Tianwang and Zhong Erniang, parents, needless to say, I heard it on the day of my full moon. Then Mu Tianwang and Zhong Erniang can't pay tribute to their daughters as immortals.

Mu Guiying is here to think about her 'matching for marriage', but the border gate, which has been calm for a long time, has become lively. It turned out that Yanrong's 'Tianmen array' was set up, and Empress Dowager Xiao ordered Han Yanshou to be the grand marshal, Xiao Tianzuo and Xiao Tianyou as supervisors, and sent troops to Jiulong Mountain. Then, he sent a letter of war to Yang Liulang, who was stationed at the border gate.

The war book was written by Han Yanshou himself. The general meaning is that Song and Liao have been at war for years, which is not only a waste of money, but also involves the people. Today, Han Yanshou has set up a large array in Feihuyu, Jiulong Mountain, known as this Tianmen array. The Song Dynasty asked to break the array, and the Liao Dynasty admitted defeat. And there will never be a southern invasion again, and the two countries will always be friends; if they can't be broken, Song will lose. With the Yellow River as the boundary, the Yellow River and Hebei returned to Liao. And Liao is the king and Song is the minister. The Song Dynasty wanted to pay tribute to Liao.

When Yang Liulang saw that he could not make a decision on this war letter, he replied to Han Yanshou and made a decision after reporting it to the court. Therefore, an 800-mile urgent report was put on Zhao Heng's dragon case the next day. In the early morning, the opinions of various civil and military officials were surprisingly unanimous.

Zhao Heng is quite happy to see that the opinions of the court are so unanimous. But Kou Zhun understood the mentality of the original opposition. They wanted to lose, that is, north of the Yellow River, to Liao. But they are still their important ministers and won't lose anything at all. As for winning, it will be better. They will also sing praises behind, and maybe they will be rewarded by the emperor.

So, Kou Zhun gave the Eighth Prince a wink and military power. The Eighth Prince and Kou Zhun have always known each other, and naturally understand what Kou Zhun means. While Zhao Heng praised his heart, Kou Zhun united with the Eighth Prince and guaranteed Yang Liulang to be the marshal, and the two of them became supervisors. Wang Qiang, who was beside him, was a step late and gritted his teeth with hatred. However, Wang Qiang is the prime minister after all, and his head is fast. After Kou Zhun and the Eighth Prince finished speaking, Wang Qiang immediately asked to be a grain and forage officer. Zhao Heng was moved by Zhao Heng's willingness to escort the soldiers of the Song Dynasty without worries.

Kou Zhun couldn't see what Wang Qiang wanted to do, so he didn't make a sound, but his eyebrows were locked. The eighth prince wink at the envoy and shook the golden mace in his arms. Kou Zhun immediately understood what the Eighth Prince meant, and a smile appeared on his face.

In order to ensure this victory, at the request of Kou Zhun, Mrs. She and the daughters of the Yang family also went to war. At the same time, Kou Zhun also asked the emperor Zhao Heng to seek virtuous people to find talents who could break the 'Tianmen array'. Finally, Kou Zhun, as a Privy Envoy, built Bianliang City like an iron barrel before rushing to Sanguan with everyone...